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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1947

Page

3

Street Repair Program to Begin Monday City project flush coats multiple streets

Work will start Monday on a city streets flush-coat program after a summer contract award to Thompson-Austin construction. Tar and gravel will be applied to numerous blocks including Highland avenue Ward to Fowler Stanton Taylor Millis Briggs Smith Walnut Whiteoak Cable Thissell Underhill Circle drive Woodrow North Hamilton Denny Mint Johnson East State Parkway Rotary Otteray Woodbrook Forest Hill Club Em ery and Hillcrest from Forest Hill to West Lexington.

Silas McBee Public Works Thompson-Austin Construction Company McBee Highland Avenue Ward Fowler Street Stanton Street Taylor Street West High South Main Millis Briggs Avenue Smith Walnut Whiteoak Cable Thissell Granby East Green Underhill Sherrod Southern Railway

Feast of the Ascension Masses at St Edward's

On Thursday Ascension Day Masses will be read at St Edward's Catholic Church at 6 and 7 15 a m.

Ascension of Our Lord St. Edward's Catholic Church

Marlboro Friends Church Holds Homecoming and Memorial Services

On Sunday Marlboro Friends church will host an all day program with Bible school and morning meeting for worship. Memorial services are set to begin at 1 30 p m in the church cemetery.

Marlboro Friends Church

City to Auction Three Properties at 11 A.M.

The City of High Point schedules auctions next Monday at 11 o'clock in City Hall for Lot 25 on Fourth Street, Lot 192 at Hillcrest and Club drives, and Lot 78 on Oakland Avenue near Oakwood Cemetery. Starting bids are 550, 2400, and 400 dollars respectively.

City of High Point City Hall Fourth Street North Drive Hillcrest Club Drives Hillcrest Drive Club Drive Oakland Avenue Monroe Street Oakwood Cemetery

Smoking ban on Charlotte city buses approved

An ordinance banning smoking on Duke Power company buses in Charlotte was adopted. The company posted no smoking signs and enforcement was ordered by Police Chief Frank N. Littlejohn and City Manager Henry A. Yancey.

Charlotte Duke Power Company Frank N. Littlejohn Henry A. Yancey

Circus Heads to High Point with Black Diamond Lipstick and More

The Dailey Bros. Five Ring Circus brings a large stable including horses Black Diamond Lipstick and Major to Willis Park High Point with shows at 3 and 8 p.m. Premier horsewoman Hazel King leads groups of golden palominos as part of two hour program featuring aerial ballet and a large free menagerie. The circus travels by rail this season and doors open an hour early for animal inspection.

Dailey Bros Hazel King Willis Park High Point Ursday

Memorial Service in Jamestown At 3 P M

The 21st annual memorial service, sponsored by the Jamestown Community Memorial Association, will be held Sunday at 3 p m at Jamestown Methodist Church. Rev Paxton T Dixon will give the memorial address. The church choir and artists will provide music with Prof Dan Smith as accompanist. Since May 1946 fifty names have been added to the memorial list.

Jamestown Community Memorial Association Jamestown Methodist Church Paxton T. Dixon Dan Smith High Point Ragsdale

Revival At Friendship Baptist Church Draws Crowds

A soul stirring revival continues at Friendship Baptist Church with 13 year old B F Siler Jr conducting. Public is invited. Birthday party at Lillie Thomas home on Kivett Drive with numerous friends and relatives attending. Gospel Singers The Singing Crusaders from Mt. Holly perform at William Penn High School auditorium June 8 at 5 pm. Public invited.

Friendship Baptist Church B. F. Siler Lillie Thomas Kivett Drive Wade Gibson Bennie Hood Eugene Willingham Curtis Chavis Mt. Holly Wm. Penn High School

Fellowship Hour at Wesley Memorial Church

The regular Fellowship hour meets Wednesday at 7:30 in Wesley Memorial Methodist Church. Rev Paul Hardin Jr will speak. Odette from High Point College under Seay will sing two numbers Bless This House and Built On the Rock. The youth choir meets Friday evening. The Hebrews before Egypt were a semi pastoral people.

Wesley Memorial

Dixie Textile Firm Has Big Net Earnings

Reeves Brothers, Inc., operator of eight cotton textile plants and subsidiaries in North and South Carolina, posted a consolidated nine month net profit of 3,054,498 dollars ending March 31, equal to 2.69 dollars per common share, per president John Reeves. The company runs Grace mills at Rutherfordton and Osage at Bessemer City in North Carolina along with mills in Greenville Woodruff Spartanburg and Chesnee in South Carolina.

New York Reeves Brothers, Inc North South Carolina John Reeves Grace Mills Rutherfordton N. C Osage Bessemer City Greenville Woodruff Spartanburg Chesnee

Fresh Blood and Free Energy Claims Rise in Tonic Ad

An advertisement touts 88S Tonic as a remedy for low blood strength and non organic nutritional anemia. It promises increased red blood cell production, better appetite, energy, digestion, sleep, and overall vitality, urging readers to obtain the product from local drug stores.

Red Drug Store

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